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Wedding, funeral, or a party hour

Occasion picks the book more than the instrument. A wedding wants a processional. A funeral wants quiet seating music. A corporate hour wants background, not a recital. That split is below. It does not book a player and it does not print a fee.

A concert harp
A harp in a room. The hour decides the book.

Occasion first

OccasionWhat the hour usually wantsWhere the cite lives
WeddingPrelude seating, a processional, a short signing piece, a recessional. Titles the couple already named.Wedding cites. Haley Rhodeside’s events page is one public Orlando cite for private events and weddings.
FuneralQuiet processional and seating. Hymns or named pieces the family asked for. Volume stays low.Funeral cites.
Corporate or partyBackground hour. Conversation stays louder than the harp. A shorter book, sometimes one named song.Corporate and party cites.

The longer repertoire table is Repertoire by occasion. Durations as ranges live on ceremony timeline.

Lever versus pedal

Lever harp and pedal harp are different instruments. Lyon & Healy and Salvi publish string counts. A lever harp often has 22 to 40 strings and raises pitch with levers. A concert pedal harp typically has 47 strings and seven pedals. Outdoor and cocktail hours often use a lever harp because it travels. Formal ceremonies often want a pedal harp when the player brings one. Read the player’s own page. The instrument lecture is Lever harp vs pedal harp.

Write a request on Request if you need a player routed. Gear for a player packing a stand and a tuner sits on Gear.

Outdoor humidity is a load-in question, not an occasion question. Florida afternoon air swells wood. Lyon & Healy care notes belong with the player, not on a seating chart. The humidity guide is Outdoor humidity. A wedding on a lawn still wants a processional. A funeral in a chapel still wants quiet seating. Pick the hour first, then ask what instrument the player actually brings.

A clip-on chromatic tuner after humidity hits the wood. Get this. A folding stand. The harp is not a table. Get this.

Sources

  1. American Harp Society
  2. Lyon & Healy
  3. Harp Column